Romania vs South Africa: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) over time
- Romania
- South Africa
How they compare
Romania currently reports 32.4 % against 31.8 % in South Africa, a difference of 0.6 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Romania ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 48th of 184 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.17 % | 25.33 % | 10.16 % | South Africa |
| 2010s | 24.08 % | 29.21 % | 5.13 % | South Africa |
| 2020s | 30.68 % | 31.14 % | 0.46 % | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older), Romania or South Africa?
- Romania, at 32.4 % against 31.8 % in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) between Romania and South Africa?
- 0.6 %, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Romania ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 48th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.